Women with early-stage breast cancer who had an intermediate risk recurrence score (RS) from a…
Month: February 2017
After joint replacement surgery, smokers at increased risk of reoperation for infection
For patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement, smoking is associated with an increased risk…
Carbs during workouts help immune system recovery
Eating carbohydrates during intense exercise helps to minimize exercise-induced immune disturbances and can aid the…
Complex neurological infections require team care
A multidisciplinary approach is important for diagnosis and treatment of healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis, suggest…
Researchers develop potential treatment for fatal kidney disease
Researchers have developed a potential drug to treat polycystic kidney disease — an incurable genetic…
Postmenopausal hormone therapy exceeding ten years may protect from dementia
Postmenopausal estrogen-based hormone therapy lasting longer than ten years was associated with a decreased risk…
Breakthrough in ‘wonder’ materials paves way for flexible tech
Gadgets are set to become flexible, highly efficient and much smaller, following a breakthrough in…
Prebiotic evolution: Hairpins help each other out
The evolution of cells and organisms is thought to have been preceded by a phase…
Being a tattoo artist is a pain in the neck, study finds
Getting a tattoo may hurt, but giving one is no picnic, either. That’s the finding…
New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects
Scientists have demonstrated how to levitate a variety of objects — ceramic and polyethylene spheres,…